The 'House of Busirane' in Book III is a place where which virtue is threatened by the distortions of courtly love?
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Correct answer: Chastity
Britomart must enter the House of Busirane to rescue Amoret. The house is filled with tapestries and masques that depict the destructive and predatory side of erotic passion, which Britomart must overcome as the knight of Chastity.
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